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18th World Congress on Public Health

Name: 18th World Congress on Public Health
Start: 2026-09-06
End: 2026-09-09
Location: Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)

Hosted by World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)

6 – 9 September 2026
Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa
Health SciencesPublic & Environmental Health

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18th World Congress on Public Health is a congress held 6 – 9 September 2026 in Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa, organised by World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA).

Dates:: 6 – 9 September 2026
Format:: In person
Venue:: Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa
Subjects:: Public & Environmental Health
Organiser:: World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)
Official website:: wcph.org

The 18th World Congress on Public Health (WCPH 2026) was hosted by the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) with the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 6 to 9 September 2026, with the ISMOPH pre-conference on 5 September. Held under the theme "Health Without Borders: Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability", it was the first World Congress on Public Health hosted in Southern Africa. The 19th World Congress on Public Health will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2028.

Conference theme

Health Without Borders: Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability

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Sat, 5 Sept 2026ISMOPH Pre-ConferenceWorkshopSession S11 session this day
Sun, 6 Sept 2026Inequity and HealthPlenarySession S5 · Speakers: Prof. Wanga Zembe. Health Systems Research Unit, South African Medical and School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape Dr. Rô131 sessions this day
Mon, 7 Sept 2026International Law and Global Treaties in Public HealthPlenarySession S150 · Speakers: Prof. Gorik Ooms. Professor, Health Policy Unit, Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp Dr. Precious Matso130 sessions this day

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Prof. Wanga Zembe (School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape)
Dr. Rômulo Paes de Sousa (Brazilian Association of Collective Health, ABRASCO)
Prof. Ivy Lynn Bourgeault (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Ms. Asma Khan (Founder and Owner, Darjeeling Express)
Dr. Mohamed Janabi (Director, WHO African Region)
Prof. Sônia Fleury (Fundação Getulio Vargas, FGV EBAPE)
Prof. Gorik Ooms (Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp)
Dr. Precious Matsoso (Health Regulatory Science Platform, Wits Health Consortium)
Ms. Fatima Hassan (Health Justice Initiative, South Africa)
Prof. Flavia Senkubuge (Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria)
Prof. Tasleem Ras (University of Cape Town)
Prof. Aylene Bousquat (University of São Paulo)
Prof. Amira Osman (University of Johannesburg)
Dr. Anna Mutavati (UN Women, Eastern and Southern Africa)
Dr. Sally Wambui Ndung'u (Kenya Association of Physicians and Medical Workers for Social Responsibility)
Dr. Samah El-Boraei (South African Healthcare Workers for Palestine)
Assoc. Prof. Sacha McMeeking (Shift the Dial Impact Lab)
Dr. Mmatshilo Motsei (Afrika Ikalafe Pluriversity)
Dr. Jeni Miller (Global Climate and Health Alliance)
Prof. Salim Abdool Karim (CAPRISA)
Prof. Tollulah Oni (UrbanBetter; University of Cambridge)
Dr. Duha Shellah (WHO EMR Youth Council)

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World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA)

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Event secretary:: Congress Secretariat: GUARANT International spol. s r.o., Českomoravská 19, 190 00 Prague 9, Czech Republic · +420 284 001 444 · [email protected]
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